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  • Government axes retail red tape

    Vince Cable announces plans to scrap or simplify more than 160 regulations that currently apply to retailers and their customers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister comments on flooding in Republic of Korea

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne sends sympathy to all those involved in the floods and landslides in the Republic of Korea.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes South Sudan's admission to the African Union

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has congratulated the African Union and the people of South Sudan on a "historic day" as South Sudan is admitted to the African Union.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary and German Foreign Minister express concern about violence in Kosovo

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle have said they are "seriously concerned" about the violence on the border between Serbia and Kosovo.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Plan for Growth: Four new Enterprise Zones set up to boost local growth

    The four Enterprise Zones in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Sheffield, selected by their local enterprise partnerships, will accelerate local…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Red Tape Challenge sets retailers free from regulations

    The proposals are the first results from the Red Tape Challenge and will see significant changes to legislation that will make life easier for…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM announces four new enterprise zones

    Prime Minister David Cameron has announced the location of four more enterprise zones aimed to boost economic growth around the country. External site: [HMT Press Notice: The Plan for Growth: Four new Enterprise Zones set…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Plan for Growth: Four new Enterprise Zones set up to boost local growth

    The locations of four more Enterprise Zones and a progress report on Plan for Growth reforms announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Libyan Charge d’Affaires to be expelled from UK

    All remaining Libyan diplomats are being expelled. The Libyan Ambassador was expelled in May.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary: "Yemeni Government must protect its citizens"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi in London on 27 July 2011.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Europe expresses concern about violence in northern Kosovo

    Minister for Europe David Lidington said that the UK calls on all communities in Kosovo to "work together to resolve their differences peacefully".

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary meets Polish Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski in London on 27 July.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Consultation on the distribution of funding to local authorities

    The Department of Health will need to allocate funding for four duties that will pass from the NHS and DH to local authorities, subject to the passage of the Health and Social Care Bill.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Reforming the banks

    Vince Cable delivers keynote speech on creating a sustainable and stable banking sector for a prosperous economy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Latin America visits Bolivia

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne will visit Bolivia on 26 and 27 July to further strengthen the relationship between the UK and Bolivia.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister expresses condolences following plane crash in Morocco

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt expressed condolences after hearing of the deaths of 78 people as a result of a plane crash at Guelmim, Morocco.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns bomb attack in Lebanon

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt has commented on today’s bomb attack in the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon, which injured members of a UN peacekeeping patrol.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Commonwealth – the soft power network of the future

    Lord Howell: 'We want the Commonwealth to play a key role in the unfolding opportunities and challenges that our increasingly networked world brings.'

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, at the Atlantic Council, Washington DC

    Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister visits Ecuador

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne visited Ecuador as part of a wider visit to South America.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government